Wigan Album

back row - extreme left Dr. Peter Brady

Well, Wigvet, you have better eyes than me ! I cannot see a photo.

Now I can see it !!!

Tricia - you must be too young to remember Peter Brady - look it up!
granada - is that Cliff Fleming?

Can't make out Cliff Fleming unless he is front row 1st lt but I think Terry Dunn and Jack Brennan are there on the front row. They went on to be a good half back pair at Salford. There weren't many better as a pair at that time.

It seems rather apt that you cannot see a photo Because when you look up PETER BRADY on the internet. the information you get back was that he was the INVISIBLE MAN

wigvet, I'd have guessed at Cliff Flemming bottom left, too. 1934granada, that lad in the middle of the back row looks remarkably like your good self!

I'm not that old Bill! Its not Cliff Fleming extreme left his name is Bill Foden. Terry Dunn third from left front row and Jackie Brennan extreme right. The guy third from right back row did a couple of seasons at Wigan. Any one recognise him?

lol, well he was certainly invisible last night. It showed up as a small long empty oblong for a while!!!
Love these Rugby photos.

I think we may have the first 'time traveller' here 'cos the lad extreme left front row is Gary Schofield

Always thought Roy Thornley was the first person to score a point for Blackpool Borough?

Is that Roy Thornley back row fourth from the right? It sure looks like him? Did he sign for Huddersfield later?

there are 3 wiganers on this team roy thornley4th right top row terry dunn 3rd left and jack brennan far right bottom row cliff fleming is not in the picture as iam sat with jack brennan looking at this team picture jack cant remember all the team but here is the players he can remember top row 2nd left wally mcarthur gilly wright charlie armitt roy thornley tommy grundy ron ? peter ferris front row billy foden ron ryder terry dunn jimmy walsh lionel emmit ?and jack brennan

Unnamed players are top row Ron Fisher and bottom row next to Jack Brennan is J Mundy.

middle of back row IS Roy Thornghly also played for Huddersfeild boy could he drink a pint

Roy Thornley was my Granddad, he later signed for huddersfield and was given the number 14 as it was deemed unlucky to wear 13. He and his best friend Norman Cherrington were the best man at each others weddings. He married my grandma called Milldred and they settled in swinley. How can i get a copy of this as my grandma has no pictures of granddad in his playing days and the ones that were given to the fox and goose were eventually took down and thrown. This would make a cracking christmas present... and oohh he could drink. The millstone was his second home

Also.. if anyone can help then please contact be my e-mail on fozzibearfoster@hotmail.com

3rd from left on the front row is martin dickens .

Well Garry I would never have recognised your dad

Comments by gary dickens, 14th March 2014
"3rd from left on the front row is martin dickens"

I'm 100% certain that is Terry Dunn, Gary.
However, I stand corrected if I'm wrong.

It's nearly my bed time - so I shall finish this comment off tomorrow.
What a surprise - I was lazily googling and put in "Jackie Brennan and Blackpool" - and up comes the photo. My brother Stan Davies is back row, first on left.
I was one of the 20,000 at Bloomfield Road when we lost to Leigh.
The only player I did not instantly recognise in the photo was Grundy - I shall name all of them tomorrow. It was my era and my team.

Good morning,
What memories.

The players are - L to R
standing-
full back Stan Davies, wing Wally MacArthur - moved on to Salford and starred under Gus Risman, prop Gilly Wright, Charlie Armitt, Roy Thornley, Grundy, prop Ron Fisher, centre Peter Fearis - who moved on and up to top team St.Helens,
sitting -
Billy Foden, centre Ron Ryder - played for Great Britain RL, Terry Dunn, team hero Jimmy Walsh, Lionel Emmett - played for Wales RL, hooker Jim Munday, Jackie Brennan.

Manager standing left was Mr. Abram I believe. Don't know the physio.
One regular forward at that time and not on the photo was Jim Collier [brother and smaller version of Frank].

My brother Stan signed as a lad - for £200, big money then, for Oldham but never made first team. Kicked 86 goals in one season for Boro.
Stan hasn't made it through unfortunately [died 2013 - with alzheimer's].

Great memories . Thank you for posting this terrific photo.

This is the first time I have come across this website. I am an "anorak" of those early Boro years. I may have some Wigan relevant photos in my old scrap book. I did get permission some years ago from the Blackpool Gazette editor to upload Gazette material for RL forums. I shall have a look at my old papers and see what I have. I know I have at least one photo of Kia Bose [in Boro gear] and possibly [in fact probably] other Wiganers too.

I may be mistaken but the gentleman in the black track suit extreme left, isn't that Syd Abram another Wiganer and the first player to score a try at a Wembley Rugby League Cup Final in 1929 for the winning side Wigan against Dewsbury? Born in Hindley and died there in 1988 aged 81.

My Grandad Peter Fearis, first on the right, back Row.

I'm trying to gather more information on his career and photos where possible. Had his best season at saints.

Little did he know his grandson was a wire!

Dave Swanton a Preston based rugby Sports Marketing, Broadcaster, Journalist who has worked for Sale Sharks (ex Head of Media) , Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves,the BBC amongst others is currently writing a book about the history of Blackpool Borough RLFC.
It should be a great read when it is published.